What is dbx-trace?
dbx-trace is a Claude Code mod by mattromano that flight recorder for Databricks: every query, script and guardrail block Claude makes, in a band above the prompt and a per-session HTML trace with deep links. It is listed under Security and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | mattromano |
| Repository | mattromano/claude-modz |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Security |
| Security | High risk (44/100) |
| Rank | #3,927 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #412 in Security |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is dbx-trace safe to install?
dbx-trace scores 44/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables. It passed 2 of 8 checks.
Mod footprints come from claude plugin validate, which lists every event a mod hooks and every API call it makes without running it.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.mcp.call | calls MCP servers |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.root | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.tool.call | drives Claude |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install dbx-trace?
- Check your Claude Code version. Mods need Claude Code 2.1.287 or later and are on by default.
claude --version
- Read its footprint. This lists every event it hooks and every API call it makes, without running it.
git clone https://github.com/mattromano/claude-modz claude plugin validate ./claude-modz/dbx-trace
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add mattromano/claude-modz && claude plugin install dbx-trace@claude-modz
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs dbx-trace for you:
Install the "dbx-trace" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/mattromano/claude-modz/tree/main/dbx-trace. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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